Visible light harvesting Pt/CdS/Co-doped ZnO nanorods molecular device for hydrogen generation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2298-2306

  Chouhan, Neelu ^a   Ameta, Rakshit ^b   Meena, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Mandawat, Niranjan ^a   Ghildiyal, Rahul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KOTA   (India)

^b Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research   (India)

^c M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Co doped ZnO nanorods; CTAB; Micelles; Photocatalytic water splitting; Structural disorders

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; DYES; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT; MICELLES; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PLATINUM; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

CATIONIC SURFACTANT CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDES; CO-DOPED ZNO; CTAB; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC WATER SPLITTING; STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT; STRUCTURAL DISORDERS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84957845879     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.11.019     Document Type: Article

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